Friday Morning Science: What if Black Holes ARE Dark Energy?

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We tend to imagine there are connectings between things that we don’t understand. Quantum mechanics and consciousness, aliens and pyramids, black holes and dark matter, dark matter and dark energy, dark energy and black holes. Usually there’s no real relationship whatsoever, but this last pair—black holes and dark energy being the same thing—has received some recent hype in the press. Let’s see if it might actually be true.

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The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 10:48:35am

It’s raining shoes!

A federal judge has rejected Trump’s claim of executive privilege and ordered several former aides, including Mark Meadows, to testify as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election https://t.co/NZwlpdaYiM

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 24, 2023

BeenHereAwhile Mar 24, 2023 • 11:00:55am

re: #238 PhillyPretzel

I am thinking that I should return it because I do not remember anything about this. It might even be a scam.

It could be a pretext to discover your bank information.

austin_blue Mar 24, 2023 • 11:03:53am

re: #140 Nerdy Fish

“You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.”

Oh Gawd, Colossal Cave AKA Zork 1. I am sooo old.

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 11:04:27am

Elise Stefanik: “If they can go after President Trump, they can go after you. They can go after any American.” pic.twitter.com/dSEOX0alcZ

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) March 23, 2023

They can go after trump
And they can go after me
(for reasonable suspicion of crimes committed)

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 11:05:24am

re: #4 Dangerman

This is an incredibly weak attempt at defense.

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 11:05:49am

re: #2 BeenHereAwhile

It could be a pretext to discover your bank information.

Apple will pay $95 million to resolve an AppleCare lawsuit claiming provided remanufactured Apple products as replacement devices. The settlement benefits individuals who purchased AppleCare or AppleCare+ for an iPhone or iPad after July 20, 2012, and received a remanufactured Apple replacement device.

Link

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 11:06:42am

Working the ‘temporarily embarrassed millionaire’ vein of conservative delusion.

PhillyPretzel Mar 24, 2023 • 11:07:12am

re: #6 Dangerman

I have already been to that link. I think I will go to my credit union and ask them about this.

Eventual Carrion Mar 24, 2023 • 11:09:59am

re: #4 Dangerman

They can go after trump
And they can go after me
(for reasonable suspicion of crimes committed)

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

I always love to answer back when they come up with that angle that President Biden or someone he hires could then go to the Supreme Court, shoot all the conservative judges, be immune from prosecution or pardon the person he hires to do the job. Put his list of judge candidates in front of the senate, threaten to kill any who votes against them. And there would be nothing anyone could do about it because he is THE PRESIDENT!

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 11:11:59am

re: #9 Eventual Carrion

I always love to answer back when they come up with that angle that President Biden or someone he hires could then go to the Supreme Court, shoot all the conservative judges, be immune from prosecution or pardon the person he hires to do the job. Put his list of judge candidates in front of the senate, threaten to kill any who votes against them. And there would be nothing anyone could do about it because he is THE PRESIDENT!

Nuh uh
Only trump can do that
He gave himself the power
Using his mind

sagehen Mar 24, 2023 • 11:13:30am

re: #2 BeenHereAwhile

It could be a pretext to discover your bank information.

replacementdevicelawsuit.com

A Cranky One Mar 24, 2023 • 11:14:06am

re: #10 Dangerman

Nuh uh
Only trump can do that
He gave himself the power
Using his mind

Assumes facts not in evidence.

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 11:17:05am

The heads of the air forces of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway have signed an agreement to operate their combined 250 fighter jets as one joint force. https://t.co/2wnUoPajg0

— Hans Kristensen (@nukestrat) March 23, 2023

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 11:19:46am

Gee, the so-called “freeze peach absolutist” doesn’t really care about freeze peach on his platform, only on enabling his new-found right-wing shithead “friends”: Mastodon

Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 11:20:44am

Crap, got CL’d regarding Philly Pretzel’s sudden $14.45 windfall from an Apple lawsuit. Reposting my answer here:

You should be good. This is legit. I got one yesterday for the same amount and the better half got one for $26. It has something to do with a class action lawsuit against Apple; specifically dealing with AppleCare and them giving you refurbished items when your original can’t be fixed.

For what it’s worth, I barely remember what interaction I’ve had with Apple that would warrant this. For all of the hate they get, Apple’s stuff is usually pretty solid. I’ve had to have to deal with Apple hardware support maybe seven times over 29 years.

Still, I’d call that number if you’re still suspicious. I almost got suckered into a check scam for a much, much larger fee recently, so it doesn’t hurt to be cautious.

Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 11:22:11am

Here’s the lawsuit’s webpage:

replacementdevicelawsuit.com

Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 11:30:17am

There was a class action against Sony over the PS3 years ago, regarding them patching out the ability to run another OS on the PS3. I netted a princely $3+ on that baby.

sizzzzlerz Mar 24, 2023 • 11:30:34am

re: #4 Dangerman

They can go after trump
And they can go after me
(for reasonable suspicion of crimes committed)

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

Well, duh?

Don’t do the crime, honey, if you can’t do the time

DodgerFan1988 Mar 24, 2023 • 11:32:11am

At least they are getting comfortable with the idea of him being in prison

— Free Ukraine 🇺🇦 (@Ukrainolution) March 24, 2023

Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 11:32:29am

re: #4 Dangerman

[Embedded content]

They can go after trump
And they can go after me
(for reasonable suspicion of crimes committed)

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

Any American who is a hardcore criminal. Republicans keep telling us that they have a criminal’s outlook on life. I think we should believe them.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) March 24, 2023

PhillyPretzel Mar 24, 2023 • 11:35:30am

I would like to thank everyone who responded to my question and I do not want to talk about it anymore.

Teukka Mar 24, 2023 • 11:37:28am

Babylon 5’s Creeping Fascism Hits Harder Than Ever [The Companion]

J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 saw humanity’s future as echoes of its past. Nowhere is this warning more urgent than ‘The War Prayer’.

In engendering the universe of Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski’s particular genius was to postulate a future in which human nature is the same, only more so. No benign, sexless, antiseptic cosmos for Straczynski. Port of call Babylon 5 is a smoky, dirty microcosm where one’s worst impulses were wont to run amuck. If the squeaky-clean Starship Enterprise gave you the heebie-jeebies, you’d feel right at home aboard Babylon 5, and nowhere are its themes more clear than the episode ‘The War Prayer’ (S1, Ep7).

[more at link]

lawhawk Mar 24, 2023 • 11:42:51am

#Breaking: It now appears likely that Netanyahu will be declared in contempt of court and to be acting illegally as early as Sunday or Monday. pic.twitter.com/8kSUQHbIj2

— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) March 24, 2023

PhillyPretzel Mar 24, 2023 • 11:46:18am

re: #23 lawhawk

Now all we have to do is get DT to be in contempt of court. DT seems to be more slippery than the teflon don.

austin_blue Mar 24, 2023 • 11:46:25am

A bit of a victory in the Arts World:

theguardian.com

Captain Ron Mar 24, 2023 • 11:49:01am

Makes a change from assisted high diving.

— misskkitty 🇬🇧🇺🇸🌻☮♏❤ (@misskkitty2) March 24, 2023

Captain Ron Mar 24, 2023 • 12:01:12pm

Ok my guess here - he was told he could take nothing in to the prison but purposely tried to bring in a Bible to make it seem like they are banning religion.

— From Little Acorns (@golfgate) March 24, 2023

sagehen Mar 24, 2023 • 12:05:54pm

re: #13 jaunte

the Scandinavian Air Force takes to the skies…

austin_blue Mar 24, 2023 • 12:08:57pm

re: #28 sagehen

[Embedded content]

Santa goes Pew!! Pew!! Pew!!

The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 12:09:08pm

re: #27 Captain Ron

Maybe they suspected a box cutter was hidden in the spine.

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 12:10:28pm

Well, I feel dumb. The hot water heater breaker was tripped, which I did not see when I looked at it. The plumber reset the breaker. That will be $316.

The water is heating now.

Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 12:11:07pm

re: #27 Captain Ron

He’s 100% a crank.

Are you sure that you’re a real lawyer, rather than a crank like the “lawyers” that surround the failed former President who attempted a coup?
It sounds like this idiot was told to bring nothing while visiting the scum who betrayed America, and could not control himself.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) March 24, 2023

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:11:15pm

re: #30 The Pie Overlord!

Maybe they suspected a box cutter was hidden in the spine.

I feel like the reply shown there is the most likely explanation - they do love to play the victim, after all. And being told “you can’t bring anything in with you” is absolutely an open door to set up a HURR DURR THEY REPRESSING MY RELIGIOUS FREEDUMBS!!! play by bringing in a Bible or other religious artifact and having it taken away.

ericblair Mar 24, 2023 • 12:13:40pm

re: #31 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Well, I feel dumb. The hot water heater breaker was tripped, which I did not see when I looked at it. The plumber reset the breaker. That will be $316.

The water is heating now.

Breakers trip for a reason, though. Any ideas from the plumber? Could be the breaker itself, of course, if it’s old.

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:14:12pm

re: #27 Captain Ron

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Mar 24, 2023 • 12:16:25pm

re: #2 BeenHereAwhile

It could be a pretext to discover your bank information.

I’d Google the class action before doing anything. And if you want to refuse it, just shred it. Don’t return anything. Just my two cents.

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:16:26pm

re: #31 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Well, I feel dumb. The hot water heater breaker was tripped, which I did not see when I looked at it. The plumber reset the breaker. That will be $316.

The water is heating now.

sort of similarly, our a/c may go out periodically.
i check the breakers etc and still it seems like it just died.

eventually i remember:
sometimes the condensate discharge line gets blocked.
there’s a condensate overflow switch to prevent a flood when the water backs up

always check this before calling for service

gocart mozart Mar 24, 2023 • 12:16:42pm

https://t.co/DHBjdGVl4W

— IncarcerNation (@IncarcerNation) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:18:23pm

re: #32 Crush White Nationalism

He’s 100% a crank.

ffs, if you want to pray with the prisoners, or even just use one to make a silly demonstration, you ask if there’s a bible inside you can borrow.

yes, i realize that wouldnt generate these headlines…

eta: i mean they are all the same, right?? //

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Mar 24, 2023 • 12:19:39pm

re: #17 Mattand

There was a class action against Sony over the PS3 years ago, regarding them patching out the ability to run another OS on the PS3. I netted a princely $3+ on that baby.

$14 is as big a fuck you as $3, IMO. What a joke these class action lawsuits are. Bah.

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:20:38pm

re: #40 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

$14 is as big a fuck you as $3, IMO. What a joke these class action lawsuits are. Bah.

I once received a settlement for $1.99 from the State of Indiana regarding overpricing on driver’s licenses (a license I haven’t held since 2008). I cashed that check with pride, because fuck you, Indiana.

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Mar 24, 2023 • 12:21:29pm

re: #21 PhillyPretzel

I would like to thank everyone who responded to my question and I do not want to talk about it anymore.

Sorry for coming in late. I’m buttoning my lip now.

The Ghost of a Flea Mar 24, 2023 • 12:21:57pm

Winona, MS put its animal control program under the auspices of the police department. So naturally instead of euthanizing unadapted dogs, they just started shooting them. https://t.co/gIB9RRLkCC

— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) March 22, 2023

Eclectic Cyborg Mar 24, 2023 • 12:23:18pm

re: #40 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

$14 is as big a fuck you as $3, IMO. What a joke these class action lawsuits are. Bah.

The problems are twofold:

1. Whatever the settlement amount is, over half goes to the lawyers.

2. A $26 Million (for example) settlement seems substantial, but if 500 000 people make claims as part of the class, it works out to $52 a pop.

Barefoot Grin Mar 24, 2023 • 12:24:02pm

re: #18 sizzzzlerz

Well, duh?

Don’t do the crime, honey, if you can’t do the time

Also, keep your eye on the sparrow.

Dave In Austin Mar 24, 2023 • 12:25:45pm

Mark Meadow’s cell phone is everything Republicans wish Hunter Biden’s laptop was

Eclectic Cyborg Mar 24, 2023 • 12:28:40pm

re: #46 Dave In Austin

Mark Meadow’s cell phone is everything Republicans wish Hunter Biden’s laptop was

And I bet the computers in Mar-A-Lago are even worse than that.

The Ghost of a Flea Mar 24, 2023 • 12:28:50pm

re: #44 Eclectic Cyborg

The problems are twofold:

1. Whatever the settlement amount is, over half goes to the lawyers.

2. A $26 Million (for example) settlement seems substantial, but if 500 000 people make claims as part of the class, it works out to $52 a pop.

That’s almost nine heads of cauliflower apiece.

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 12:29:18pm

Oops, the plumber just found a leak in the water heater. It wasn’t just the breaker. The water heater top element is the only one turning on; the bottom one is wet. It looks like we’re going to have to bite the bullet on the new tankless water heater now. Ouch.

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:30:01pm

re: #49 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Oops, the plumber just found a leak in the water heater. It wasn’t just the breaker. The water heater top element is the only one turning on; the bottom one is wet. It looks like we’re going to have to bite the bullet on the new tankless water heater now. Ouch.

I was going to say, breakers don’t just trip themselves. My guess is that the leak shorted the bottom element, and that was what tripped the breaker.

Targetpractice Mar 24, 2023 • 12:30:46pm

re: #4 Dangerman

[Embedded content]

They can go after trump
And they can go after me
(for reasonable suspicion of crimes committed)

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

It’s really hard to take the “LOCK HER UP!!!!” crowd seriously when they try to scaremonger about Trump so much as being investigated.

Yeah Sure WhatEVs Mar 24, 2023 • 12:30:47pm

re: #41 Nerdy Fish

I once received a settlement for $1.99 from the State of Indiana regarding overpricing on driver’s licenses (a license I haven’t held since 2008). I cashed that check with pride, because fuck you, Indiana.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’ll always deposit it. But the principle pisses me off.

DodgerFan1988 Mar 24, 2023 • 12:32:07pm

pic.twitter.com/lTe0bZp2AA

— Joe Mama © (@JoeMama123451) March 24, 2023

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:32:38pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

It’s really hard to take the “LOCK HER UP!!!!” crowd seriously when they try to scaremonger about Trump so much as being investigated.

They think their mango Messiah is special because he was elected President, whereas Hillary was only Secretary of State and a senator. As if there was some magic conferred upon him by virtue of being elected to the highest office in the country that now means he cannot be investigated nor charged for any wrongdoing for the rest of his natural life.

gocart mozart Mar 24, 2023 • 12:33:07pm

I got the Bill Gates microchip booster and now my internet is super fast. Are you a horse paste aficionado? I know a veterinarian who can get you a great deal. DM me for details.

— gocart mozart (@EdMix13) March 24, 2023

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:35:21pm

re: #34 ericblair

Breakers trip for a reason, though. Any ideas from the plumber? Could be the breaker itself, of course, if it’s old.

thinking about how the plug on his milkhouse heater melted…was wonndering if it was the same circuit

The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 12:35:30pm

re: #35 Dangerman

[Embedded content]

We have one of those, except it is a siddur (prayer book). For when Hanukkah and Sabbath and New Moon all occur on the same day and the service is hella long.

Barefoot Grin Mar 24, 2023 • 12:35:57pm

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) took his 5 minutes in committee yesterday to help the MAGA Republicans with their revisionist history and corrected the record of what really happened under the previous administration. Must watch.👇 #wtpBlue #DemVoice1 #DemsAct pic.twitter.com/2zz93s9RVZ

— Brian Cardone 🏴‍☠️🇺🇦 (@cardon_brian) March 24, 2023

Targetpractice Mar 24, 2023 • 12:37:55pm

re: #35 Dangerman

[Embedded content]

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

Patricia Kayden Mar 24, 2023 • 12:38:32pm

re: #43 The Ghost of a Flea

Not surprised at all that such barbarism is happening in the South especially Mississippi. Both my dogs were rescued from kill shelters in the South.

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:38:34pm

re: #59 Targetpractice

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

Or, to throw it way back, “Alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”

Patricia Kayden Mar 24, 2023 • 12:40:25pm

re: #53 DodgerFan1988

Well, I hope they turn up. Bannon is walking around free still fomenting violence and insurrection. Seems like some people get away with crimes.

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Mar 24, 2023 • 12:41:41pm

re: #49 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Oops, the plumber just found a leak in the water heater. It wasn’t just the breaker. The water heater top element is the only one turning on; the bottom one is wet. It looks like we’re going to have to bite the bullet on the new tankless water heater now. Ouch.

Or just replace the lower element.

gocart mozart Mar 24, 2023 • 12:41:48pm

re: #59 Targetpractice

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

Beer was invented by the ancient Egyptians so thank the god Osiris.

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:43:19pm

I asked Rand Paul today if his tweet about wanting the Manhattan DA leading the Trump probe to be “put in jail” was literal or just rhetoric, and he said he stood by what he tweeted: pic.twitter.com/ye6Pdzgblq

— Joe Sonka 😐 (@joesonka) March 24, 2023

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 12:43:20pm

re: #50 Nerdy Fish

I was going to say, breakers don’t just trip themselves. My guess is that the leak shorted the bottom element, and that was what tripped the breaker.

Yup.

We’re scheduled now to install a new water heater on March 31.

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:44:40pm

Once again, Desantis is presented with something not in his preprogrammed script for the day and he doesn’t know what to do. pic.twitter.com/eTLcv5tRel

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 24, 2023

Captain Ron Mar 24, 2023 • 12:45:41pm

I am a product of public education in a liberal blue state (Illinois) and higher education at liberal institutions in DC. At no point was the idea of communism something people were touting as “the way to go”.

These are the deranged fantasies of brainwashed simpletons. https://t.co/EGfqqzMh6H

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 24, 2023

Captain Ron Mar 24, 2023 • 12:46:43pm

Breaking News: A suspicious white powder was just discovered inside an envelope at the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office, just hours after Donald Trump threatened “death and destruction” if he is indicted. https://t.co/H1GnmVC23H

— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 24, 2023

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:47:39pm

re: #69 Captain Ron

“PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” pic.twitter.com/8oab0t2gzH

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:48:54pm

re: #51 Targetpractice

It’s really hard to take the “LOCK HER UP!!!!” crowd seriously when they try to scaremonger about Trump so much as being investigated.

she was never president
she doesnt have that special aura
//

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:49:40pm

re: #54 Nerdy Fish

They think their mango Messiah is special because he was elected President, whereas Hillary was only Secretary of State and a senator. As if there was some magic conferred upon him by virtue of being elected to the highest office in the country that now means he cannot be investigated nor charged for any wrongdoing for the rest of his natural life.

gmta

Nerdy Fish Mar 24, 2023 • 12:50:02pm

re: #72 Dangerman

gmta

So do ours/

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 12:50:42pm

The comments are already full of Trumpers calling this a false flag. Just like they did with Cesar Sayoc, who is now in prison for sending bombs to Trump’s enemies. https://t.co/3HznuPlpEz

— Mike Rothschild (no relation) (@rothschildmd) March 24, 2023

gocart mozart Mar 24, 2023 • 12:50:52pm

Pray to the proper beer god.

Ninkasi, it is you who water the earth-covered malt; the noble dogs guard it even from the potentates (?). It is you who soak the malt in a jar; the waves rise, the waves fall. Ninkasi, it is you who soak the malt in a jar; the waves rise, the waves fall.

Mastodon

Thanos Mar 24, 2023 • 12:50:58pm

insanely talented person of the day.

how cute do you want it to sound? her:

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:51:30pm

Biden wraps up his speech in Ottawa to a huge standing ovation pic.twitter.com/yncDLJssB9

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2023

Today, @POTUS and I covered plenty of ground. We spoke about growing our economies, creating good jobs for the middle class, supporting the Ukrainian people, fighting climate change, continuing to strengthen the partnership between Canada and the United States, and more. pic.twitter.com/ZiobypN9Jg

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 24, 2023

Jay C Mar 24, 2023 • 12:51:47pm

re: #71 Dangerman

she was never president
she doesnt have that special aura
//

And carries the Mark Of The Devil, i.e., (D)

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:51:55pm

Kentucky governor vetoes anti-trans bill that would have forced under-18s to detransition #ANDYBESHEAR https://t.co/xjWxQODYWa

— 🌊 Peter Taylor 💙 🌎 (@br00t4c) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:53:00pm

re: #57 The Pie Overlord!

We have one of those, except it is a siddur (prayer book). For when Hanukkah and Sabbath and New Moon all occur on the same day and the service is hella long.

arrrggg. we cant skip those pages? we gotta do them all this year…?

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:54:14pm

re: #61 Nerdy Fish

Or, to throw it way back, “Alcohol. The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.”

‘alcohol gets blamed for a lot of things it didnt do’

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:55:16pm

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

still not an answer to the question

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 12:56:47pm

Jozef & Wiktoria Ulma risked their lives to help Jews during the #Holocaust. On 24 March 1944 the German police discovered the Jews in hiding.

The Jewish family was shot, as was the entire Ulma family - parents & 6 children. Wiktoria was 7 months pregnant. pic.twitter.com/a816AoadCj

— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) March 24, 2023

March 24 - the anniversary of the murder of the Ulma family - is today in Poland the National Day of Remembrance of Poles who saved Jews during German occupiation. See this thread to learn about #Righteous linked with #Auschwitz.

— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) March 24, 2023

Charles Johnson Mar 24, 2023 • 12:57:10pm

re: #76 Thanos

Hiromi is an absolute monster.

Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire Mar 24, 2023 • 12:57:48pm

Thread, 14 tweets long.

(part of this comes from something I wrote 7 years ago, when Trump first rose to become the GOP’s de facto Leader)
_____

In the 1920’s a militia known as The Sturmabteilung, commonly called the SA or Brownshirts, was formed to provide “protection” for Nazi rallies.

1/

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 24, 2023

Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 12:57:54pm

re: #55 gocart mozart

You sound stupid. Are you really too stupid to vaccinate?

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 12:59:12pm

re: #77 Backwoods_Sleuth

Today, @POTUS and I covered plenty of ground. We spoke about growing our economies, creating good jobs for the middle class, supporting the Ukrainian people, fighting climate change, continuing to strengthen the partnership between Canada and the United States, and more. pic.twitter.com/ZiobypN9Jg

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 24, 2023

and not a mention of gulags or [sic] progroms

Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 1:02:23pm

OMG — after Biden says “both of us have cabinets that are both 50 percent women for the first time in history,” he seems to address some Canadian men who weren’t applauding and says, “even if you don’t agree, guys, I’d stand up.” pic.twitter.com/ZNi1hkVO50

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2023

BeenHereAwhile Mar 24, 2023 • 1:03:28pm

re: #81 Dangerman

‘alcohol gets blamed for a lot of things it didnt do’

The Kinks - Alcohol

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 1:04:21pm

Hello and Bonjour, Canada! pic.twitter.com/bOmQODpvT9

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:04:53pm

Donald Trump could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot someone and six years later we’d all be going “where the fuck is the indictment already”

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) March 24, 2023

Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 1:05:41pm

re: #41 Nerdy Fish

I once received a settlement for $1.99 from the State of Indiana regarding overpricing on driver’s licenses (a license I haven’t held since 2008). I cashed that check with pride, because fuck you, Indiana.

I got two settlements in the milk price fixing case, which I donated to LGF (because they used some sort of “virtual credit card” to pay it out and you can’t use those in far western Nebraska).

The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:07:30pm

Last batch of cherry pastries before Pesach #Shabbat #ShabbatShalom #goodshabbos pic.twitter.com/Xz7oK3Vmuq

— Liddle Cherry Pie 🌻🌈🍒🥧 (@Pie_Overlord) March 24, 2023

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:07:44pm

live your life in such a way that the entire world isn’t waiting for you to be indicted

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) March 21, 2023

Thanos Mar 24, 2023 • 1:09:40pm

Notice how they adopted Chapman style muffed drums for this

Newly crafted and manufactured power pop ditty for an imaginary band created purely for streaming.
Daisy Jones & The Six - Aurora (Official Lyric Video) https://t.co/swznJJsYpN

— Tarkloon (@Tarkloon) March 24, 2023

EPR-radar Mar 24, 2023 • 1:09:48pm

re: #94 Dangerman

It’s more like “live your life in such a way that half the world won’t party when you die”.

Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:10:15pm

The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:11:39pm

holy shit lol. it’s a cult. pic.twitter.com/wHd2iRUgyJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2023

No Malarkey! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:12:10pm

Personally, I find it ridiculous that we’re concerned about tik tok as a national security threat but not ‘new’ twitter.

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) March 24, 2023

Yesterday I watched footage of one of the Joint Chiefs worrying that China might use their app to send propaganda to “a third of America” when this is LITERALLY what Fox News is doing with taxpayer financing on our military bases.

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) March 24, 2023

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Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 1:12:41pm

re: #40 Yeah Sure WhatEVs

$14 is as big a fuck you as $3, IMO. What a joke these class action lawsuits are. Bah.

Eh, it’s a free $17 I had no idea was coming. Pays for lunch for the both us at Wawa this weekend. But, yeah, I was thinking last night as I cashed it about how this is such a scam for the legal industry. Literally the only people who make actual money of this stuff.

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Romantic Heretic Mar 24, 2023 • 1:13:54pm

re: #4 Dangerman

Do they teach in Harvard law school that a former president is above the law and has blanket immunity?

No, they teach that rich white men are above the law and have blanket immunity.

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Eventual Carrion Mar 24, 2023 • 1:13:59pm

re: #98 The Pie Overlord!

I watched maybe 20 seconds of it before the bile started burning the back of my throat. Had to stop before I spewed.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 1:14:02pm

Breaking: Gretchen Whitmer has signed a repeal of Michigan’s decade-old “right to work” law— the 1st time since 1965 that a state legislature & governor repeal this type of law, which is detested by unions.

In state after state Republicans have pushed RTW laws to weaken unions

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) March 24, 2023

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The Ghost of a Flea Mar 24, 2023 • 1:14:42pm

re: #99 No Malarkey!

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Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:15:00pm

re: #97 Dangerman

Instead of stories about the “political firestorm” that occurs whenever officials even contemplate enforcing the law against Trump, maybe there should be stories explaining that Trump seems to prefer threats and attacks on the legal system to defending himself on the merits. https://t.co/oNF0TxqPY9

— Dr. Kristy Parker (@KPNatsFan) March 23, 2023

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 1:15:22pm

Only about 40% of the Nebraska legislative session remains. The filibuster is back on.

The anti-trans bill was passed out of committee weeks ago, and now the GOP legislators want to add amendments to it to make it seem less draconian. State senator Machaela Cavanaugh (District 6, Omaha) says they will vote on their bill exactly as they passed it. They have to own their hate.

No bill has been passed during the entire session due to the filibuster.

New bills will come to the floor in the coming weeks, including ones I support. I will filibuster them all.

Every. Single. One.

Why? Because I am not giving extremists any chance to legislate their hate against the trans community.#DontLegislateHate

— Senator Machaela Cavanaugh (@senatormachaela) March 24, 2023

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Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 1:15:38pm

re: #69 Captain Ron

Breaking News: A suspicious white powder was just discovered inside an envelope at the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office, just hours after Donald Trump threatened “death and destruction” if he is indicted.

Get Don, Jr. over there. Any mound of white powder will be “disposed” of by him in seconds.

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jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 1:16:16pm

re: #98 The Pie Overlord!

It’s a real measure of how coddled these people are in their lives that they think that Trump is going through “torture.”

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No Malarkey! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:17:17pm

re: #31 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Well, I feel dumb. The hot water heater breaker was tripped, which I did not see when I looked at it. The plumber reset the breaker. That will be $316.

The water is heating now.

Always try turning it off and turning it on again first./

110

Targetpractice Mar 24, 2023 • 1:17:32pm

re: #69 Captain Ron

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And every cop within a 500 meter radius of the white powder immediately dropped dead of a fentanyl overdose.

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Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:17:40pm

Nothing screams ‘I’m innocent’ quite like posting it IN ALL CAPS 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK!!!!

BELIEVE ME!!!!!!

— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) March 23, 2023

know who doesnt?
hunter biden

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Dangerman Mar 24, 2023 • 1:18:45pm

re: #108 jaunte

It’s a real measure of how coddled these people are in their lives that they think that Trump is going through “torture.”

they dont mean any of this nonsense
they just talk in hyperbole

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The Ghost of a Flea Mar 24, 2023 • 1:19:40pm

re: #110 Targetpractice

And every cop within a 500 meter radius of the white powder immediately dropped dead of a fentanyl overdose.

////////

Takes six doses of Narcan to get through one round of laundry with powder detergent.

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Targetpractice Mar 24, 2023 • 1:20:40pm

re: #97 Dangerman

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Meanwhile, they want Hunter Biden indicted despite no investigation turning up criminal activity, with the worst alleged criminal activity so far usually resulting in the accused working out a payment schedule for unpaid taxes in lieu of jail time.

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No Malarkey! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:20:52pm

re: #98 The Pie Overlord!

[Embedded content]

pic.twitter.com/ZgIIb0gcXf

— Slava Ukrayini! (@aagcobb1) March 24, 2023

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jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 1:21:01pm

That’s a very shiny dome.

Platysternon megacephalum (or big headed turtle) is a very odd-shaped turtle with a huge head and a long tail that are almost the same size as its body.

[read more: https://t.co/SAlGcvSSNP]
[📹 47ruacanhphongthuybmt: https://t.co/wj2jtiQcVh]pic.twitter.com/Y5gNvdgv4r

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 24, 2023

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Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 1:22:20pm

re: #55 gocart mozart

LOL, I got six boosters. You know what they did?

Kept me out of the fucking hospital and possibly dying when I finally did catch COVID.

Even as a teenager, I’ve had a less than stellar view of my fellow humans (you can thank my dad, Peanuts, and Mad for that). Still, the amount of people, especially conservatives, with a straight up fucking death wish about COVID is stunning.

There are literally huge chunks of this country where the prevailing attitude is “If I get it, spread to you, and it either fucks up or kills us? Well, sucks to be you.” I’m having hard time believing that people were this nuts in 1918, when science literacy and education in general was possibly lower than it is now.

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jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 1:23:44pm

re: #117 Mattand

Plague Poems:

I saw a headline
which confidently declared
“Normal people
Say ‘No Másk’”
which is another reminder
that in this society
to care about others
is to be deemed
abnormal.
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com

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No Malarkey! Mar 24, 2023 • 1:24:02pm

re: #116 jaunte

That’s a very shiny dome.

[Embedded content]

What a cute baby Alien!

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Jay C Mar 24, 2023 • 1:28:00pm

re: #116 jaunte

That’s a very shiny dome.

Strange-looking thing: I would have sworn it had to be from Australia (like most oddball creatures): but the BHT is native to China and SE Asia.

121

Mattand Mar 24, 2023 • 1:29:14pm

re: #118 jaunte

Plague Poems:

I saw a headline
which confidently declared
“Normal people
Say ‘No Másk’”
which is another reminder
that in this society
to care about others
is to be deemed
abnormal.
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com

A haiku:

Conservatives say
“No” to masking. When dead,
“dibs” on their cold beer.

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retired cynic Mar 24, 2023 • 1:31:59pm

Meet ‘the five families’ that wield power in McCarthy’s House majority
wapo.st (gift link)

Goes into GREAT detail about the House Majority, with all of its caucuses, and the spread of ideologies and various nuttiness. If you are a geek, it is an article worth saving.

Know Gary Palmer, Garret Graves, Dusty Johnson, Kevin Hern, David Joyce, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Emmer… all people in the leadership.

McCarthy had intentionally brought in representatives from each of the Republicans’ five ideological caucuses, reminiscent of how “the five families” in “The Godfather” met to strategize in an effort to keep the peace.
The comparison stuck.
Each week the House is in session, the chairs of the five caucuses meet in the speaker’s office to discuss how lawmakers in their individual factions feel about bills that are set to be voted on in the near term and strategize on how to reach common ground on more consequential items that must be addressed in the not-so-distant future.
The “five families” represent a range of views, from the most moderate who are willing to work with Democrats to the ultraconservative who often push leadership to accept their demands in return for their votes.
Most Republicans belong to at least one group, but many claim membership in more than one due to personal interests and political leanings.

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Teukka Mar 24, 2023 • 1:32:29pm

Crank it up, y’all:

Land of Confusion (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli)

124

Thanos Mar 24, 2023 • 1:36:59pm

You need to get funky

Direct Flyte, Cory Wong & the Wongnotes feat. Victor Wooten

125

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 1:39:54pm

Missouri, the “I don’t really need to be shown” state.

“Non-Existent Vaccine Microchips Could Soon Be Banned in Missouri” https://t.co/UqIy697lbr

— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) March 24, 2023

126

Belafon Mar 24, 2023 • 1:40:36pm

re: #123 Teukka

Already been done:

Disturbed - Land Of Confusion [Official Music Video]

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darthstar Mar 24, 2023 • 1:40:42pm

Mastodon

128

Eventual Carrion Mar 24, 2023 • 1:41:32pm

re: #125 jaunte

Hope they take care of the sharks in their municipal water systems next.

129

Belafon Mar 24, 2023 • 1:41:35pm

I heard on NPR that Depeche Mode has a new album out.

130

darthstar Mar 24, 2023 • 1:43:24pm

Speaking of death threats…who could have predicted..

Mastodon

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 1:45:23pm

These men who kill women, didn’t hang about in toilets, they didn’t dress up to present as someone else, they live beside us - they are family and friends - and they kill women https://t.co/7m86yB4h3r

— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) March 24, 2023

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darthstar Mar 24, 2023 • 1:45:24pm

Mastodon
Image if link won’t work

133

darthstar Mar 24, 2023 • 1:46:56pm

Where do these right wing terrorists find all the white powder they send?

Anthrax scare was 20 years ago.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Mar 24, 2023 • 1:47:25pm

Why was Wednesday Grand Jury in Manhattan cancelled, and Thursday they met, but did not discuss the case? I think it is a safe bet THIS is the reason. For 3 days New York has been target of bomb threat HOAXES (that originate from Russia)

Alvin Bragg is taking care of jury safety https://t.co/Gp6hcYhwb4

— Tomi T Ahonen Stands With Ukraine (@tomiahonen) March 24, 2023

135

Patricia Kayden Mar 24, 2023 • 1:50:44pm

Interestingly, this is exactly the kind of post I would put on social media were I a target in a criminal investigation and I wanted to be denied bail. pic.twitter.com/yy79EcCHbs

— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) March 23, 2023

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Jay C Mar 24, 2023 • 1:51:30pm

re: #133 darthstar

Where do these right wing terrorists find all the white powder they send?

Anthrax scare was 20 years ago.

Probably from their laundry rooms?

And long-ago as the anthrax scare was, the threat is still not something LE is going to want to minimize. I’m sure Bragg’s little “love letter” is most-likely harmless (one hopes), but there’s no guarantee the next one will be.

137

Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 1:52:37pm

re: #97 Dangerman

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Even TV’s Lex Luthor can see that Republicans are a menace.

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Teukka Mar 24, 2023 • 1:52:52pm

re: #126 Belafon

Already been done:

[Embedded content]

I know. I just thought Leo’s was a decent one :)

139

Captain Ron Mar 24, 2023 • 1:55:21pm

Bird flu may be making foxes & other animals behave in unusual ways. An analysis of wild mammals infected with #H5N1—bird flu virus—in the US found that many had brain infections & neurological symptoms, including no longer fearing people https://t.co/hQFlKOTvmI

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) March 23, 2023

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Belafon Mar 24, 2023 • 1:56:49pm

re: #139 Captain Ron

So nature is getting the animals ready to attack us.

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William Lewis Mar 24, 2023 • 1:59:02pm

re: #138 Teukka

I know. I just thought Leo’s was a decent one :)

I love his covers :)

Dust in the Wind (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli)

Flowers (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli)

142

gocart mozart Mar 24, 2023 • 2:02:56pm

https://t.co/dwC8HJucLP

— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) March 24, 2023

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Hecuba's daughter Mar 24, 2023 • 2:06:21pm

re: #23 lawhawk

It would be fabulous if Netanyahu’s efforts at destroying Israeli democracy brings him down, but like Trump, he has lived a charmed life and has so far managed to escape justice. I fear he may still succeed in his attempts to undermine law in his nation.

144

sizzzzlerz Mar 24, 2023 • 2:06:39pm

re: #59 Targetpractice

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”

I thought that was bacon, king of the salted pork products.

145

jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 2:11:52pm

1. Trump calls CNN “the enemy of the people.”
Cesar Sayoc sends pipe bombs to CNN.

2. Trump tweets about “anarchists and agitators.”
Kyle Rittenhouse kills 2 people.

3. Trump tweets “LIBERATE MICHIGAN.”
Six men try to kidnap the governor.

4. Trump threatens Alvin Bragg … https://t.co/KA0zYN3iSL

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) March 24, 2023

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Belafon Mar 24, 2023 • 2:12:05pm

re: #143 Hecuba’s daughter

It would be fabulous if Netanyahu’s efforts at destroying Israeli democracy brings him down, but like Trump, he has lived a charmed life and has so far managed to escape justice. I fear he may still succeed in his attempts to undermine law in his nation.

What they have both realized is that Democracies work because everyone agrees to follow the unwritten rules, namely that if you lose a battle you accept the results and move on. They don’t do that, and the system locks up when they do.

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Charles Johnson Mar 24, 2023 • 2:12:06pm

Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, and other former top Trump aides tried to claim executive to get out of Jack Smith’s subpoenas…. DENIED.

Meadows, other top Trump aides ordered to testify in Jan. 6 probe as judge rejects claims of executive privilege - ABC News

abcnews.go.com

In a sealed order last week, Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump’s claim of executive privilege for Meadows and a number of others, including Trump’s former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, his former national security adviser Robert O’Brien, former top aide Stephen Miller, and former deputy chief of staff and social media director Dan Scavino, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Former Trump aides Nick Luna and John McEntee, along with former top DHS official Ken Cuccinelli, were also included in the order, the sources said.

Trump is likely to appeal the ruling, according to sources briefed on the matter.

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Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 2:13:50pm

re: #142 gocart mozart

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Shame that the person who recorded that used a cheap tape.

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The Pie Overlord! Mar 24, 2023 • 2:14:13pm

re: #144 sizzzzlerz

I thought that was bacon, king of the salted pork products.

G-D prohibits us to eat bacon but commands us to drink wine.

150

Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 2:15:54pm

re: #149 The Pie Overlord!

G-D prohibits us to eat bacon but encourages us to drink wine.

That prohibition hasn’t made any sense for a long time now. Pork is delicious and parasite free now.

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PhillyPretzel Mar 24, 2023 • 2:17:53pm

re: #144 sizzzzlerz

When Mr Pig learns to chew his cud I might think about it.

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Jay C Mar 24, 2023 • 2:18:28pm

re: #135 Patricia Kayden

And - as if we need any more proof that Donald Trump is full of shit, I crunched some numbers from the 2021 election in NYC -

Alvin Bragg won the Manhattan DA election with 211,686 votes (out of 279,217 - 75.84%): which, based on the Borough’s 2020 census figures, is 12.5% of the entire population*: or 19.7% of the “active” registered voters**. That only 26% of the registered voters in New York County came out for the local election is a pretty poor reflection on our democracy, but turnout has probably been worse in other contests: and it still isn’t the “less than 10%” The Orange Anus claims….

* 1,694,251 (2020 Census)
** 1,070,965 (NYC Board of Elections for 2/21)

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷 Mar 24, 2023 • 2:19:34pm

Former President Crime Spree continues spreeing crimes.

CNN legal analyst Norman Eisen: “Threatening a prosecutor is a crime in NY. In fact MULTIPLE crimes.” pic.twitter.com/RNmipbysOy

— Republicans against Trumpism (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 24, 2023

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PhillyPretzel Mar 24, 2023 • 2:24:11pm

re: #153 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Bragg should nail DT for everything he has ever done in his life.

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Crush White Nationalism Mar 24, 2023 • 2:26:08pm

re: #153 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

Former President Crime Spree continues spreeing crimes.

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What does it take to lock this hardcore criminal up for the rest of his miserable life? Being supported by a lawless failed political party should not place anyone above the law.

— Jeff Flanagan (@JeffMFlanagan) March 24, 2023

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DodgerFan1988 Mar 24, 2023 • 2:31:37pm

MAGA sure are a bunch of cowards.

They incite violence, and don’t even have the guts to take credit when it inevitably occurs.

It’s always a ‘hoax.’ Or ‘Antifa’s’ fault. Or ‘BLM.’

If you’re going to act as a domestic terrorist movement, own it.

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) March 24, 2023

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jaunte Mar 24, 2023 • 2:39:18pm

I was looking through some old clips and came across this oldie but goodie which has renewed relevance right now (the look on Christie’s face when I fact-check him😂) pic.twitter.com/8R0DgoyvuT

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 24, 2023

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